Game-A-Palooza
By Wayne Davis
March 14th marks the 250th anniversary of the Greek mathematical symbol known as Pi. This year math professors at Chaffey hosted Pi Day with board games, fun facts and of course pies.
This event was put together by Professor Morgan Rea and the team of math Professors, here at Chaffey. All students as well as anyone who had time and wanted to enjoy celebrating Pi Day, were invited to participate. In addition, all participants of the event were encouraged to walk the Hyperbolic Math exhibits on display in the Wignall Hall Museum.
The event was held in a conference room in the Wignall Museum. Everyone started off by walking the exhibits on display in the museum. On display were many different geometric shapes. Each shape was geometrically created from various materials.
A showcase of geometry mixed with creativity was nicely done. There was nice soft lighting with dark backdrops to allow the exhibits to stand out. After the viewing of the exhibits on display in the museum, the fun began with an afternoon of board games and pie eating.
Within the conference room on a very long table, was an assortment of games. Games such as Dominoes, Jenga, Phase 10 and Uno, were some of the games there. On one end of the table, two towers of Jenga blocks were stacked. At the other end, a serious game of dominoes was going on.
The event was fun, and a great way to bring the students and professors together. All-you-can-eat pies were given and available to be taken home. The math professors really knew how to put together a good event.
The Game-a-palooza event showed you can have fun and mix in a little bit of math at the same time. This event at Chaffey College gave the students a break, by allowing them to relax from their studies and have fun.
All photos by Wayne Davis. Serious game of dominoes. A cool easy ten scored on the table.
Within the museum, a projector shows a moving image of shapes change.
A stroll through the Wignall Museum, with hyperbolic shapes on display.
Art of all sorts of shapes.
With all the possible games on the table, heads up on the phone was the winner.
A LED screen with a geometric shape and a hand drawn one on display.
Art created from steel.
Captivating art piece.
Students leaving more messages on the white boards.
Students were encouraged to leave a friend mathematical message on the board.
Students enjoying a game of heads up.
Carefully created geometric shapes on display.
Students playing a few rounds of jenga.
Students playing a few rounds of jenga.
Professor Morgan Rea, strategically planning the next move.